Moon footprints mark end of Apollo lunar surface era
Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt left the lunar surface after 22 hours on the Moon and 334 pounds of rock and soil, ending Apollo exploration with a pledge of peace and hope for all mankind. Ronald Evans orbited above in the America as the crew prepared to depart.
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Paul Recer
Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Eugene A. Cernan
America
Cernan
Moon
Taurus-Littraw
Harrison H. Schmitt
Challenger
Ronald E. Evans
Schmitt
John F. Kennedy
Apollo
Earth
Comship
U.S
Taurus-Littrow Valley
U.S. backs Thieu peace plan at Viet Nam talks
The United States endorsed President Thieu’s Christmas peace package at the Paris talks and accused North Vietnam of high pressure tactics. Le Duc Tho plans to return to Hanoi signaling ongoing deadlock while Kissinger and Tho stay in touch by message.
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Michael Goldsmith
Paris
United States
Nguyen van Thieu
North Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
Politburo
Tho
Kissinger
Washington
Nixon
Henry Isham
U.S
Thieu
Isham
Kissinger and
Pham Dang Lam
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
Truman’s Condition Worsens in Health Battle
Hospital reports the ailing former president Harry S. Truman is in very serious condition as kidney function and heart weakness raise concerns. Doctors note stable vital signs but ongoing fluid in the right lung and reduced responsiveness. Daughter Margaret Truman Daniel says optimism has dimmed.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Wallace Graham
Truman
Graham
Daniel
Bess Truman
Minnesota journalism faculty backs open reporting policy
The University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication passes a resolution endorsing openness in university news reporting. The vote follows criticism by Board of Regents chairman Elmer L. Anderson who urged more promotional coverage.
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Minneapolis, Minn
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
University of Minnesota
Elmer L. Anderson
Board of Regents
Anderson
Miller Maintains Lead Over Boyle In UMW Election Count
In a Labor Department supervised tally, Arnold Miller leads W A Tony Boyle 31 345 to 26 145 with nearly half of the 130 000 votes counted from 1 300 locals in 25 states. Miller and running mates Trbovich and Patrick also lead their opponents in early returns while counting continues in the guarded room.
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Washington
Miners For Democracy
Arnold Miller
United Mine Workers
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Miller
Labor Department
Boyle
Ef Miller
Charleston
W.va
Joseph A
Chip” Yablonski
Reform Group
UMW
Jock” Yablonski
Yablonski
Mike Trbovich
Harry Pat
Sitdown strike ends at Stillwater Prison as normal operations resume
In Stillwater Minnesota 766 inmate facility a sitdown strike ended with operations returning to normal James Hubart associate warden custody said about 300 inmates refused work and stayed in cells since Tuesday morning. A separate brief notes a submarine sighting near Greenland and ITT appoints Francis J Dunleavy as president and COO succeeding Harold Geneen. One American killed in action in Saigon with airmen reported missing or captured in weekly casualty summary.
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Stillwater
Minn
James Hubart
Copenhagen
Denmark
Danish Defense Command
Greenland
U.S
Arctic
ITT
NEW York
Francis J. Dunleavy
International Telephone and Telegraph Corp
Jan. J. Dunleavy
Harold S. Geneen
Saigon
London Flu Detected in Cities and Air Bases
The CDC reports five U S cities Memphis Tennessee Kansas City Kansas Baltimore Anchorage Seattle with isolated cases of London Flu a Type A strain. Outbreaks are being investigated at Air Force bases Em Air Force Base Lowry Air Force Base and the U S Air Force Academy in Colorado. The agency notes vaccines offer protection against Hong Kong flu and urges vaccination for elderly and chronically ill people.
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Atlanta, Ga
London
U.S
Air Force
National Center For Disease Control
Memphis
Tenn
Kansas City
Kan
Baltimore
Anchorage
Alaska
Seattle
Air Force Health
Em Air Force Base
Lowry Air Force Base
U.S. Air Force Academy
Colorado
CDC
Guste Releases Probe on Southern University Clash
Louisiana Attorney General William Guste releases a preliminary report on the November 16 confrontation between students and police at Southern University in which two Black youths were shot and killed.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Atty
William Guste
Southern University
Saigon Ammo Dump Blasts Trigger Massive Chain Reactions
Two saboteurs triggered an explosion at an ammunition dump seven miles southeast of Saigon. Over twelve hours 1,000 tons of shells bombs and napalm were still detonating as smoke darkened the sky. Four soldiers and four civilians injured. attackers fled after leaving time charges.
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Saigon
Thanh Tuy Ha
Geese Ad Promises Low Cost Holiday Poultry
An advertisement touts live geese at 35 cents per pound with weights of 12 pounds or more. The low cost six day run for five dollars forty cents was canceled after two days. payment is only for the days the ad runs. Call 433-8851 for results.
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Lam
Pacific
Manned Spacecraft Center
Gene Cernan
Lunar Rock
Jack Schmitt
CBS
HST
Margaret Truman Daniel
Mrs. Daniel
Henry Kissinger
Alexander Haig
Andrews Air Force Base
U News
Rick
Trbovich
Clarksville Pa
Leonard J. Pankovich
Fairmount
Patrick
Fairview
Wilbert Killion
Brazil
Ind
Scranton, Pa
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